Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age.

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The only thing an adult can give a child is time.

The only thing an adult can give a child is time.

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed,...

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed,...

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color.

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.

Early experiences convinced me that animals can and do have quite distinct personalities.

I started reading when I was about three, a little over three.

I started reading when I was about three, a little over three.

A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and...

A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and...

Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't...

Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't...

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep.

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep.

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into...

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into...

The Coyote is limited, as Bugs is limited, by his anatomy.

The Coyote is limited, as Bugs is limited, by his anatomy.

If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings.

If you start with character, you probably will end up with good drawings.

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do...

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do...

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was...

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was...

The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I...

The older I get, the more individuality I find in animals and the less I...

The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to...

The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to...

There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and...

There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and...

If you want a midget to look like a baby, don't put a cigar in...

If you want a midget to look like a baby, don't put a cigar in...

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love...

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love...

There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think.

There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is the willingness to think.